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Baby mongooses were out exploring yesterday at Denmark's Odense Zoo. A curious and social species, the Common Dwarf Mongoose can live to 20 years in captivity. Celebrated in ancient Egypt for their fearlessness, mongooses were sometimes mummified and buried in Egyptian tombs to serve as guardians.
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What a little cuties!
Posted by: Holy Cuteness | October 19, 2009 at 11:14 AM
It's Rikki Tikki Tavi!
Posted by: esoterica | October 20, 2009 at 08:49 AM
MonGoslings!
Posted by: wendy | October 21, 2009 at 08:50 AM
You forgot to mention (though "esoterica" alludes to it) that in India, they were sometimes kept to defend against cobras, being one of the few critters both brave and fast enough to fight them.
Posted by: Mental Mouse | October 21, 2009 at 06:29 PM
it's so cute!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: sammy | January 14, 2010 at 05:07 PM